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Foreign Minister Nabil al-Arabi on Sunday announced Egypt's support for French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde's bid to head the International Monetary Fund."The Egyptian government supports the candidacy of French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde for the post of managing director of the IMF," Arabi told reporters after talks with Lagarde in Cairo.The French minister said earlier that she was "confident" of her chances of heading the IMF, while declining to comment on her Israeli rival for the post.

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble backs his French counterpart Christine Lagarde as the EU candidate to head the International Monetary Fund, a German weekly reported Saturday."If Christine Lagarde decided to be a candidate, Europe would have the best chance of occupying this position again," Schaeuble told the Bild am Sonntag in an interview to be published Sunday, the weekly said in a communique.

German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble backs his French counterpart Christine Lagarde as the EU candidate to head the International Monetary Fund, a German weekly reported on Saturday."If Christine Lagarde decided to be a candidate, Europe would have the best chance of occupying this position again," Schaeuble told the Bild am Sonntag in an interview to be published Sunday, the weekly said in a communique.

Tokyo (AFP) - IMF chief Christine Lagarde on Friday commended Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's efforts to power the economy by boosting the female workforce, but added he needs to do more, including accepting more immigrants.

The totally useless and always late to the party, Christine Lagarde, just now warns of Emerging Markets Instability. The head of the International Monetary Fund warned on Tuesday that emerging markets are set to face a renewed period of economic instability when US interest rates rise this year, forecasting a repeat of 2013’s damaging “taper tantrum” episode of capital flight and rapid currency depreciation.

New Zealand Prime Minister John Key on Monday backed French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde to head the IMF, describing her as "super impressive".Key, a former investment banker, said he supported a merit-based appointment to replace Dominique Strauss-Kahn as managing director of the International Monetary Fund, after Strauss-Kahn resigned to face sexual assault charges.Noting Lagarde was widely considered the front-runner, Key said she had the credentials for the position.

U.K. Treasury Chief George Osborne has backed Christine Lagarde to become head of the International Monetary Fund, while South Africa and Australia called on the IMF to select a new chief in a transparent manner.